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Effectiveness of a Parental Training Programme to Enhance Parent-child Relationship and Reduce Harsh Parenting Practices and Parental Stress in the Preparation of Children for Transition to Primary School

30 de abril de 2013 actualizado por: Dr. LI William Ho Cheung, The University of Hong Kong

Effectiveness of a Parental Training Programme to Enhance Parent-child Relationship and Reduce Harsh Parenting Practices and Parental Stress in the Preparation of Children for Transition to Primary School: A Randomized Controlled Trial

This study tested the effectiveness of a parental training programme to enhance parent-child relationship and reduce harsh parenting practices and parental stress in the preparation of children for transition to primary school. A randomized controlled trial was employed and 142 parents were recruited. Parents in the experimental group engaged in less harsh parenting practices and reported better parent-child relationships than parents in the control group. Findings from this study provide empirical evidence of the effectiveness of the parental training programme and highlight the significance of parental involvement in promoting a smooth transition for children from kindergarten to primary one.

Descripción general del estudio

Estado

Terminado

Condiciones

Intervención / Tratamiento

Descripción detallada

Introduction Transition creates a time of vulnerability for the child, the parents and their relationship. Failure to adjust to the transition, on the part of either parents or children, might place the family in a psychological devastating position. There is an imperative need to develop and evaluate appropriate interventions for parents so that they can contribute to helping their children enjoy a smooth passage to a pleasurable learning life in primary school.

Aim The aims of this study were to test the effectiveness of a parental training programme to enhance parent-child relationship and reduce harsh parenting practices and parental stress in the preparation of children for transition to primary school.

Methods A randomized controlled trial, two-group pre-test and repeated post-test, between-subjects design was employed. The method of simple complete randomization was adopted. Recruitment and data collection were conducted during the summer in 2009. Participants were recruited through referrals from the Hong Kong Sheung Kung Hui Welfare Council in Tung Chung. Written consent was obtained from parents after they were told the purposes of the study and agreed to participate. Parents were told that they were under no obligation to participate, could withdraw from the study with impunity at any time and were assured of the confidentiality of the data to be collected.

After they had signed consent forms, a research assistant collected demographic and baseline data from parents. Data collection was divided into three phases: at the time of recruitment (pre-intervention), at six weeks and three months after the intervention. Parents were asked to respond to the Chinese version of the parental acceptance-rejection scale, parental stress scale, and self-report scale on parent-child relationship in respect of the transition from kindergarten to primary school.

Tipo de estudio

Intervencionista

Inscripción (Actual)

142

Fase

  • No aplica

Contactos y Ubicaciones

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Ubicaciones de estudio

  • Porcelana
      • Hong Kong, Porcelana
        • Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Tung Chung Integrated Services

Criterios de participación

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Criterio de elegibilidad

Edades elegibles para estudiar

  • Niño
  • Adulto
  • Adulto Mayor

Acepta Voluntarios Saludables

No

Géneros elegibles para el estudio

Todos

Descripción

Inclusion Criteria:

  • must be able to read and write Chinese
  • must have had primary school education or above

Exclusion Criteria:

  • with identified cognitive and learning problems were excluded, as also were children with such problems

Plan de estudios

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¿Cómo está diseñado el estudio?

Detalles de diseño

  • Propósito principal: Cuidados de apoyo
  • Asignación: Aleatorizado
  • Modelo Intervencionista: Asignación paralela
  • Enmascaramiento: Único

Armas e Intervenciones

Grupo de participantes/brazo
Intervención / Tratamiento
Comparador de placebos: Placebo Control
Parents had no intervention except that an information leaflet for parents on helping children to adapt the new primary school life published by Education Bureau was given to each parent in the control group at the end of data collection.
Conductual: Placebo Control
Parents had no intervention except that an information leaflet for parents on helping children to adapt the new primary school life published by Education Bureau was given to each parent in the control group at the end of data collection.
Experimental: parental training programme
The parental training programme was run in small groups of 8 to 12 parents over four consecutive weeks. They consisted of four group sessions, each lasting about two hours. The major focus of the parental intervention included teaching parents: (1) to use more active listening skills, (2) to engage less in harsh parenting practices, (3) to use more praise and encouragement and (4) to set reasonable expectations in the rearing of their children. Each session was started with revision of skills or concepts discussed in previous sessions, therefore, each session built on the previous session.
Conductual: parental training programme
In the experimental group, parents participated in the parental training programme approximately one month before the start of the academic year in primary school. Two social workers, who have minimum five- year experience in giving family counselling,implemented the interventions.

¿Qué mide el estudio?

Medidas de resultado primarias

Medida de resultado
Medida Descripción
Periodo de tiempo
Change of Self-reported Parent-Child Relationship at 6 weeks from baseline
Periodo de tiempo: 6 weeks
The parent-child relationship of the participants was measured by using a self-reporting method consisting of two items, with one asking 'How satisfied are you with the parent-child relationship?" and the other 'As a parent, how satisfied are you with yourself?'
6 weeks

Medidas de resultado secundarias

Medida de resultado
Medida Descripción
Periodo de tiempo
Self-reported Parent-Child Relationship at baseline
Periodo de tiempo: baseline, 0 week ( just before the start of intervention)
The parent-child relationship of the participants was measured by using a self-reporting method consisting of two items, with one asking 'How satisfied are you with the parent-child relationship?" and the other 'As a parent, how satisfied are you with yourself?'
baseline, 0 week ( just before the start of intervention)
Change of Self-reported Parent-Child Relationship at 3 months from baseline
Periodo de tiempo: 3 months
The parent-child relationship of the participants was measured by using a self-reporting method consisting of two items, with one asking 'How satisfied are you with the parent-child relationship?" and the other 'As a parent, how satisfied are you with yourself?'
3 months
Perceived Parental Aggression Scale at baseline
Periodo de tiempo: baseline, 0 week ( just before the start of intervention)
It measures harsh parenting, i.e. physical or verbal aggression towards children
baseline, 0 week ( just before the start of intervention)
change of Perceived Parental Aggression Scale at 6 weeks from baseline
Periodo de tiempo: 6 weeks
It measures harsh parenting, i.e. physical or verbal aggression towards children
6 weeks
change of Perceived Parental Aggression Scale at 3 months from baseline
Periodo de tiempo: 3 months
It measures harsh parenting, i.e. physical or verbal aggression towards children
3 months
Parental Stress at baseline
Periodo de tiempo: baseline, 0 week ( just before the start of intervention)
we assess a parent's subjective feelings of strain, difficulty and dissatisfaction in reaction to stressors in the parent-child relationship
baseline, 0 week ( just before the start of intervention)
change of Parental Stress at baseline at 6 weeks from baseline
Periodo de tiempo: 6 weeks
we assess a parent's subjective feelings of strain, difficulty and dissatisfaction in reaction to stressors in the parent-child relationship
6 weeks
change of Parental Stress at baseline at 3 months from baseline
Periodo de tiempo: 3 months
we assess a parent's subjective feelings of strain, difficulty and dissatisfaction in reaction to stressors in the parent-child relationship
3 months

Colaboradores e Investigadores

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Patrocinador

The University of Hong Kong

Investigadores

  • Investigador principal: William Ho Cheung Li, PhD, The School of Nursing, The University of Hong Kong

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Publicaciones Generales

Fechas de registro del estudio

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Fechas importantes del estudio

Inicio del estudio

1 de marzo de 2009

Finalización primaria (Actual)

1 de septiembre de 2009

Finalización del estudio (Actual)

1 de diciembre de 2009

Fechas de registro del estudio

Enviado por primera vez

25 de abril de 2013

Primero enviado que cumplió con los criterios de control de calidad

30 de abril de 2013

Publicado por primera vez (Estimar)

3 de mayo de 2013

Actualizaciones de registros de estudio

Última actualización publicada (Estimar)

3 de mayo de 2013

Última actualización enviada que cumplió con los criterios de control de calidad

30 de abril de 2013

Última verificación

1 de abril de 2013

Más información

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Palabras clave

Otros números de identificación del estudio

  • ND789

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